About Laura
Laura Standley is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Montana with 14 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, family conflict, and parenting challenges. She also offers support around self-esteem and confidence concerns.
Laura draws on work she has done in both outpatient counseling and inpatient hospital settings. She uses everyday conversation to identify what is causing strain and then helps people take manageable steps forward.
How Laura works
Sessions are straightforward and focused on practical change. She has additional experience related to adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome, and blended family issues. Other areas she addresses include communication problems, codependency, impulsivity, jealousy, and post-traumatic stress.
This range helps her tailor sessions to specific life situations. In the room she aims to build an open, nonjudgmental atmosphere where difficult feelings can be talked about honestly. Laura encourages small experiments between sessions so progress can be noticed and repeated.
She helps people set realistic goals and tracks what’s working. People who choose her can expect a calm, direct approach that focuses on problem solving and emotional understanding. The focus is on what will make daily life easier and more satisfying.
She supports each person’s pace and decisions throughout the process.
What Laura works with
The areas below are the ones Laura selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Impulsivity
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Montana |
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Online support options
How evidence-based techniques work online
Laura uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear goals and practical change. One common approach is goal-focused problem solving, which breaks larger issues into small, manageable steps and tests what helps in daily life. This approach is useful for stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, and motivation problems.Another approach is trauma-informed supportive work, which helps people process difficult experiences at a pace that feels safe. That kind of work can reduce distress related to past harm, post-traumatic stress, or domestic violence and helps with building coping skills.
Finding the right method is part of the work together. Laura will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She reviews progress regularly and adjusts the plan based on what is helping most.
Online therapy with her is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can pick what fits their life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper interaction. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging can be useful for shorter check-ins, quick problem-solving, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy schedule.
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